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Building Permit in Camas, Washington

Required for construction in Camas. The city adopts whatever edition of the I-Codes the Washington State Building Code Council currently has in force, rather than a named year.

Reviewed 2026-09-16 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Built to the edition currently adopted by the State Building Code Council - CMC 15.04.010 names no year, so confirm the governing edition before designing
  • Filed through the city's Tyler EnerGov self-service portal
  • An application expires if no permit issues within 180 days
  • A permit is void if work does not start within 180 days, or is abandoned for 180 days

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Fee schedule

Building permit fee
CAMAS DOES NOT PRINT PERMIT AMOUNTS IN ITS CODE, AND SAYS SO. Show full citationCAMAS DOES NOT PRINT PERMIT AMOUNTS IN ITS CODE, AND SAYS SO. CMC 15.04.030 replaces IBC Section 109.7 with "The fee for each permit shall be set as per the fee schedule established by the City Council per Resolution." So no dollar figure appears here. THE RATIOS ARE IN THE CODE AND DO APPLY: the plan review fee "shall be sixty-five percent of the building permit fee"; a "same as" residential plan set is reviewed at fifty percent of the plan review fee, conditioned on an identical and complete set being submitted, with the first set paying one hundred percent; a permit that has expired for time may be renewed "for one-half of the original permit fee"; and starting work without a permit triggers an investigation fee "equal to the amount of the permit fee required by this code", charged whether or not a permit is ever issued. Ask the Building Division for the Council's current fee schedule.
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Review timeline

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Inspection process

    Tips

    • The Permit Center closes 12-1 PM daily - do not plan a lunchtime counter visit
    • If your application expires after a new code cycle starts, you file again from scratch: new application, resubmitted plans, new plan review fee
    • Starting work early costs an investigation fee equal to the permit fee, payable whether or not a permit ever issues

    Frequently asked questions

    Camas requires a building permit for: Built to the edition currently adopted by the State Building Code Council - CMC 15.04.010 names no year, so confirm the governing edition before designing; Filed through the city's Tyler EnerGov self-service portal; An application expires if no permit issues within 180 days; A permit is void if work does not start within 180 days, or is abandoned for 180 days. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Camas - Building Division at 360-817-1568 before starting work.

    In Camas, the published Building permit fee is: Not stated in this guide - see notes. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Camas does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Camas - Building Division at 360-817-1568 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Permit application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through City of Camas - Building Division at 616 NE 4th Avenue, Suite 4, Camas, WA 98607. Phone: 360-817-1568, email: permits@cityofcamas.us. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, excluding holidays - but the Permit Center is CLOSED 12-1 PM DAILY. Official information: https://www.cityofcamas.us/com-dev/page/building-division.

    Its code does not say. CMC 15.04.010 adopts "the most current edition of building codes adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council, as amended, pursuant to RCW 19.27.074" and refers you to the WAC chapters. The city's Building Division page carries a notice that the 2021 I-Codes would be effective 15 March 2024, but that notice is written in the future tense and predates the date. Confirm the current edition with the Building Division.

    No. CMC 15.04.050(B) provides that where a permit has expired for time, a new permit may be obtained for one-half of the original permit fee, or a new permit may be issued for the work remaining. That is the PERMIT. An expired APPLICATION is different, and if a new code cycle has started in the meantime you must reapply and pay a new plan review fee.

    Sources & verification

    Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-16.

    Codes & ordinances

    Department & other records

    Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Camas building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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